A990 Super Stockers - Page 23

Hemi Moose · 03-31-2012, 02:33 PM

Here's a few more oldies of Harry Holten's '65 A990 Belvedere super stocker...

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Dan Bennett · 03-31-2012, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

Good story & pic's...where is the car today.

Is this the car that Norm Brandes (sp) owned? I saw his at Union Grove in the late 1980s and was absolutely astounded. It was pretty much a brand new A990.

Charlie A · 04-02-2012, 07:29 AM

Herb "Mr 4 Speed" a long time ago.

Hemi Moose · 04-02-2012, 05:35 PM

It looks like Herb taped a rug to the roll cage in the above photo...anyway here's a few more shots of Herb McCandless '65 A990 Belvedere.

a990hemi · 04-03-2012, 12:17 PM

Not certain who owned this car or if it was a genuine A990 package car or not but odds are good that it was since it has a single headlight grille and Match Race Madness was sudenly big business in 1965.

Anybody know anything about this car?

Jared Jordan · 04-04-2012, 10:47 PM

The original "Hemi Countdown." Grandpa (Harry Holton) bought it new from a dealership in Reno, NV in 1965. Bought it back in '91 and raced it until the end of '95. Car is currently owned by Mark Vieira.

These pictures are dated 1/22/66 and were taken at Kingdon Dragway in Lodi, CA.

This is a different car than the one I posted about on pp. 15-16 of this thread.

Jared Jordan · 04-04-2012, 11:02 PM

"Hemi Countdown" as I remember it. This picture is from 1992.

I was 10...

Looks like there's a '68 car in the waterbox in the background, but it's not one I recognize.

Hemi Moose · 04-06-2012, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan Bennett

Is this the car that Norm Brandes (sp) owned? I saw his at Union Grove in the late 1980s and was absolutely astounded. It was pretty much a brand new A990.

I'm not sure if it's the same '65 A990 Coronet, but it's supposed to be unrestored...

Hemi Moose · 04-06-2012, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by a990hemi

Not certain who owned this car or if it was a genuine A990 package car or not but odds are good that it was since it has a single headlight grille and Match Race Madness was sudenly big business in 1965. Anybody know anything about this car?

This almost looks like it could be either the old Mr Tomato or The Funny Car A/FX'ers...both front & rear wheelwells were cut very crudely then someone spray-bombed it orange.

a990hemi · 04-06-2012, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

I'm not sure if it's the same '65 A990 Coronet, but it's supposed to be unrestored...

This is undoubtedly the same car ...where is it today? I have some very good video footage of this car in action at Da Grove circa 1991. I'll do my best to post it here. Looking back, it is shocking to know that such a historical time capsule was raced locally on a regular basis back then.

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Charlie A VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 2,483 Likes: 68 Liked 87 Times in 63 Posts	Re: A990 Super Stockers Herb "Mr 4 Speed" a long time ago.

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Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 11 Posts	Re: A990 Super Stockers It looks like Herb taped a rug to the roll cage in the above photo...anyway here's a few more shots of Herb McCandless '65 A990 Belvedere. Last edited by Hemi Moose; 04-03-2012 at 08:30 PM.

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a990hemi Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 141 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: A990 Super Stockers Not certain who owned this car or if it was a genuine A990 package car or not but odds are good that it was since it has a single headlight grille and Match Race Madness was sudenly big business in 1965. Anybody know anything about this car?

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Jared Jordan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 563 Likes: 129 Liked 334 Times in 86 Posts	Re: A990 Super Stockers The original "Hemi Countdown." Grandpa (Harry Holton) bought it new from a dealership in Reno, NV in 1965. Bought it back in '91 and raced it until the end of '95. Car is currently owned by Mark Vieira. These pictures are dated 1/22/66 and were taken at Kingdon Dragway in Lodi, CA. This is a different car than the one I posted about on pp. 15-16 of this thread. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Jared Jordan 7503 SS and Stk Last edited by Jared Jordan; 04-04-2012 at 11:03 PM.

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Jared Jordan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 563 Likes: 129 Liked 334 Times in 86 Posts	Re: A990 Super Stockers "Hemi Countdown" as I remember it. This picture is from 1992. I was 10... Looks like there's a '68 car in the waterbox in the background, but it's not one I recognize. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Jared Jordan 7503 SS and Stk Last edited by Jared Jordan; 04-04-2012 at 11:06 PM.